The Tom Woods Show, episode 1279.

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Hi, everybody. Tom Woods here. Talking today to Jack McManus, long-time president of the John

Birch Society. He's currently President Emeritus. And I want to talk to him in particular because

he has just released a book called The John Birch Society, its history recounted by someone who was there. Now, the Birch

Society obviously has been highly controversial over the years, and of course, has long been

expelled from the respectable quarters of conservatism, Inc. But that doesn't mean we can't talk

to them on this program. Why the heck not?

And I've known Jack for a long time, and he knows perfectly well that we don't agree on everything.

But I think he's a good guy, and he's very smart, and he's got a lot of insights on a lot of questions.

So, you know, half the time I get people saying, why don't you speak to people who aren't libertarians?

You know, why don't you go beyond the normal circles of people?

So then I do that, and I get other people saying, hey, why don't you talk to that guy?

He's not a libertarian.

So I can't always please everybody.

But I think in general, by and large, there is some interest in this topic among listeners.

In fact, I asked a question in my private group. I said, we should be interested in a conversation about the history and purpose

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